n. [ OE. camel, chamel, OF. camel, chamel, F. chameau L. camelus, fr. Gr.
Camel bird (Zool.),
Camel locust (Zool.),
Camel's thorn (Bot.),
a. Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Chaceleon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel.
n. any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers; the
n. a natural family comprising the camels and llamas and vicunas.
n. a genus of annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia.
n. [ NL., after
n. [ LL. camelopardus, L. camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr.
n. See Camelet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]